abandon

the stars above the boulevard at hollywood and vine

are shinning like a hallmark card you send at valentine’s

the neon signs which advertise by changing their design

illuminate with different hues as we go walking by

hand in hand i lead you to a storefront concrete wall

caress your cheek and whisper words enveloped in enthrall

with the beauty of your face and softness of your lips

i slip my hand behind your head and move in for a kiss

your mouth has opened like a rose that blooms within warm springs

our tongues connect while you envelope me in feathered wings

and hold me tighter than the earth holds us with gravity

and love finds freedom in the birth of such captivity

the kiss goes deeper than the depths that no one else has breached

lasting longer than the stars that time has yet to reach

the sidewalk crowd gives a wide berth as we go up in flames

for there is nothing on this earth as wild and untamed

as both my hands begin to graze the wealth and wilderness

of your landscape i appraise as eden in its bliss

we so forget the clock of time that when we re-emerge

all poetry returns to rhyme and l.a.’s on the verge

of raindrops seeping from the clouds that quietly rolled in

they start to drop and so we stop and get soaked to the skin

as we kiss amid the rain relentless as a fire

all its efforts are in vain in dousing our desire

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